Page 94 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Krakow

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Street-by-Street:
Market Square

The Market Square (Rynek Główny) is located in the centre
of Krakow’s Old Quarter. Public, cultural and commercial
activities have always concentrated around the Market
Square. Museums and galleries of both classical and
modern art can be found here. Antiquarian shops selling 4 Market Square
works of art, bookshops and the best restaurants, cafés This is the largest town square
and bars are located in the houses around the square. anywhere in Europe. The life of
Each summer a number of street cafés open until the early medieval Krakow was centred
around the square.
hours. Flower stalls, street musicians, artists selling their
works by the Cloth Hall, and the general hustle and bustle “The Magical Cab”, the poem
made by the vendors of souvenirs and their clients all by K I Gałczyński, was inspired
contribute to the lively atmosphere of this area. by a horse-drawn cab similar
to one that you can hire here
for a sightseeing trip.

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7. Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) S Z E W S K A
Originally a market hall, the Sukiennice
houses shops, cafés and a renowned
gallery of 19th-century Polish art.

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The only remaining fragment of
the Old Town Hall, the tower was
remodelled after World War II.